C. Van Deusen, Inc. v. New York State Liquor Authority

This petition seeks to have annulled the determination of the State Liquor Authority to issue licenses for three package stores in Mattituck, where petitioner presently operates his package store. The Authority and each of the three licensees ask dismissal of the petition, the argument being that except as to licenses issued in violation of a legislative mandate, there can be no review of the issuance by the Authority of a license. The language of sections 2 and 121 of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law suggests that the proceeding authorized by section 123 was not intended as a means of…